Departments of the Faculty of Linguistics and Translation

The Department of Romano-Germanic Philology and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages (formerly the Department of Translation and Linguistics) at the Faculty of Linguistics and Translation was one of the first founded at the International Humanitarian University in 2003, headed by Doctor of Philology, Professor Olena Mykhailivna Obraztsova.

Since 2013, the department is headed by Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences and Associate Professor Talanova Lyudmila Grigorivna. The Department of Romano-Germanic Philology and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages provides educational and theoretical training for philologists and also conducts educational and scientific work with students of the faculty.

Today the teaching staff of the department includes the following: twelve candidates of philological and pedagogical sciences, associate professors, six senior teachers, six teachers and two graduate students.

The department is a part of the Ukrainian Union of Translators, the Association of Germanists in Higher Education of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Union of English Language Teachers, the Association of Teachers and Philologists (Odessa).

The educational and pedagogical staff of the department provides teaching disciplines in English, French, Ukrainian and Latin, literature and methods of teaching foreign languages. The main disciplines of professional training for students hoping to acquire their bachelors and masters include: practical course for the main foreign language (English; French); practical courses for oral and written translation from the main and second foreign languages (English, French), including: literary translation, translation in the sphere of business, tourism, law, medicine, scientific and technical translation and the translation of socio-political texts, etc.

The department carries out scientific, educational, methodical, translation and organizational activities. Teachers of the department actively work as translators, providing in the conduction of international meetings, conferences, forums; their works are published in foreign central and regional publications.

Furthermore, the staff of the department is constantly improving their professional skills as well as their language competence: they partake in internships abroad, participate in the preparation and cultivation of scientific and methodological seminars, international conferences, their research results are reflected in numerous publications, articles, abstracts, manuals and textbooks.

The teaching staff of the Department of Romano-Germanic Philology and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages does not end there and continues its research in various pedagogical and scientific fields, residing in the tendencies of world science and is always open to new scientific acquaintances, cooperation and experiments.

The Department of Germanic and Oriental Languages was established on June 14, 2012 by order № 178a "On the Establishment of the Department of Germanic and Oriental Languages of the Faculty of Linguistics and Translation". In 2020, the department was renamed to the Department of Germanic and Oriental Languages and Translation. Today the department is headed by the candidate of philological sciences, Adamova Anna Vladimirovna.

With a high level of training for the teaching staff, including graduates of leading European universities, specialists in various fields of philology (comparative historical and typological linguistics, languages of Asia, Africa, Aborigines of America and Australia and Germanic languages) and who have undergone advanced training in Germany, Austria and China, we are confident to say that the Department of Germanic and Oriental Languages and Translation occupies a worthy place in the grand family of the International Humanitarian University.

The scientific and pedagogical staff of the department are constantly on the search for new methods, ways and techniques of teaching translation and foreign languages, the areas of German and Oriental languages in particular, and assist students in understanding the cultural values and ethical norms of behavior inherent in native speakers.

This year the scientific theme of the department is "The communicative approach as the optimal means of learning a foreign language in universities."

The Department of Germanic and Oriental Languages and Translation allows for the opportunity to obtain a bachelor's degree in the specializations of philologist, translator, teacher of the English and German (Chinese) languages. On the basis of acquiring this level the student may continue their studies and obtain a master's degree in the specializations of philologist, translator, teacher of the English and German (Chinese) languages. Having received adequate training at the department, some of our graduate students continue their studies in master's and postgraduate courses in leading universities in Ukraine and abroad.

The department has a speaking club with native speakers of the German language, German language courses for different levels of language training (from language level A1 to C1 for successfully passing exams and acquiring the diplomas ÖSD, TestDaF) for education, internships and employment, including scholars. There are also courses in the department for those wishing to learn Chinese.

German is the second most studied language in Ukrainian schools after English and 52% of students choose to study it as their second foreign language. To possess knowledge of the German language is both education in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and programs for professional internships and employment. Scholars are more likely to receive grants for their research. Many students go to Germany to continue their education due to it being free for foreigners and once they graduate from university students have even more opportunities.

The department maintains relations with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Goethe-Institut in Ukraine. Associate Professor Peresada Igor Valerievich participated in a seminar for German language teachers called "Austria Day in Chisinau", organized by the Federal Ministry of Education of Austria. The seminar program covered various aspects of teaching and learning German - features of the Austrian version of the German language; computer programs for teaching German; a country study workshop dedicated to the capital of Austria - Vienna. It is also important to note that the teachers of the Department of Germanic and Oriental Languages and Translation are members of the Association of Ukrainian Germanists.

Our students have a unique opportunity to continue their studies or internships in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and China. Thus, in 2015, our student Anastasia Apalyaeva pursued an internship in Germany in Nuremberg, Bavaria under the exchange program "Experten-Praktika Ukraine-Moldau in Nordbayern". The internship program was organized by the non-governmental organization Dekabristen e.V. with support from the German Ministry of Finance.

The Department of Germanic and Oriental Languages actively cooperates with the Confucius Institute in Odessa. Volunteers work at the department - native speakers. Our Chinese colleagues constantly inform students about scholarship programs to study in China, about summer and winter language camps hosted by leading universities in Beijing and Harbin. It should be noted that all accommodation costs (housing, meals, excursion program) in the country are handled by the Chinese side.

The Confucius Institute holds an international competition - the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition - the winner of which then represents Ukraine in the finals located in Beijing among more than 50 other countries. Our Chinese colleagues have noted the high level of language training of our students. Elizaveta Ruban, who took 1st place in the semifinals and 2nd place in the finals of this competition, received a scholarship to study in China. The winners of 2016 and 2017 were our students yet again - Diana Shemet and Elizaveta Ruban. Diana also demonstrated her mastery of playing the ancient Chinese musical instrument the guzheng.

The Department of Foreign Languages of Professional Communication at the Faculty of Linguistics and Translation was founded in 2006, The Department of Foreign Languages of Professional Communication at the Faculty of Linguistics and Translation was founded in 2006, headed by Candidate of Philological Sciences and Associate Professor K. B. Zaitsev. The department provides the following teaching disciplines: English, foreign language profession (English), foreign language specialties, Latin at the Institute of Law, Economics and International Relations; Medical Institute; at the faculties of Linguistics and Translation, Art and Design, as well as at the Economics, Law and Medicine Colleges.

The teaching staff of the department is constantly improving their skills. Teachers, applicants and graduate students of the department publish their scientific articles in journals included in the list of scientific professional publications of Ukraine: "Scientific Bulletin of the International Humanitarian University", "Odessa Linguistic Journal", "Current trends in modern philology".

The scientific work at the department is very developed as there is a scientific school in the field of "The typology of texts and their functional features", which is headed by professor V. Y. Mizetska. The result of this is 10 successfully defended PhD theses.

The staff of the department regularly takes part in methodological seminars as well as participates in webinars held by the British Council, Cambridge Assessment English, International Language Center and Cambridge University Press.

Every year, the department prepares students to participate in university conferences and competitions, organizes meetings with native speakers.